Janis Joplin, “Summertime” - Aug. 12, 1970 On a warm August evening at Harvard Stadium, more than 40,000 fans waited to see Janis Joplin. Her performance was delayed because some of the sound equipment had been stolen. The wait lasted more than an hour. One concertgoer would later rec...
as did an epic vocal rendition of "Ball and Chain" by Janis Joplin (backed by Big Brother and the Holding Company). The event alsohelped usher in
as did an epic vocal rendition of "Ball and Chain" by Janis Joplin (backed by Big Brother and the Holding Company). The event alsohelped usher in
A new weekly TV show 'The Music Scene' aired on ABC in the US for the first time.Stevie Wonder,Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Tom Jones, Cass Elliot,James Brown,Janis Joplinand Sly and the Family Stone were all booked to appear on the show. ...
Another film, Pennebaker's 'Monterey Pop,' documents the 1967 festival that showcased the burgeoning counter-culture. The weekend made stars out of Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, the Who and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, whose guitar-burning performance of "Wild Thing" has been written into rock ...
Janis Joplin's second solo album was also her last -- 'Pearl' was released three months after her death, and one song, "Buried Alive in the Blues," remained an instrumental because she never put vocals on it. But it still showcased her soulful, powerful vocals and, for the first time...
she’s proud to be from the south. Some people would do anything to leave their small-town roots in the dust, but she’ll hold onto anything that screams country. In fact, Wilson flips the script, describing herself as redneck Hollywood or Janis Joplin meets Naomi Judd. And whynotsip Do...
she’s proud to be from the south. Some people would do anything to leave their small-town roots in the dust, but she’ll hold onto anything that screams country. In fact, Wilson flips the script, describing herself as redneck Hollywood or Janis Joplin meets Naomi Judd. And whynotsip Do...
Janis Joplin's shooting-star career didn't always put her in the best situations. She worked with an only average band for a while, and was sometimes saddled with middling material. Yet she emerged in just a few short years as one of rock's greatest interpreters. A raspy, darkly emotiona...
From the birth of the rock era, movie studios wanted capture the music's energy and appeal on the big screen. To choose the best of the bunch, as you'll see in the below gallery, we picked one rock movie from every year from 1955 until the present day....